RICHMOND – For their first varsity basketball game after an unexpected week off, a 45-41 loss Monday to Pembroke Hill, the Spartans served up a nail-biting finish. After three-plus seesaw quarters, Richmond trailed Pembroke Hill 44- 41 with less than a minute to play and Pembroke Hill in possession. The Spartans pursued two options, hoping to pull off a comeback victory or at least force overtime in the first-round Richmond Winter Classic meeting at Richmond High School. One option: to force a turnover and score. The other: foul a Pembroke Hill ballhandler to stop the clock and send that Raider to the foul line, then hope to rebound a missed free throw and score. They fouled a ballhandler, junior guard Jordyn Smith, who attempted two foul shots with 14.6 seconds left and missed both. After the second attempt, the Spartans pursued the rebound. But the Raiders got the ball. “Rebound went long, went over our heads,” Richmond coach Chad Snyder said. Winning the fight for rebounds…